The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-07
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upon such summons, refuse or neg
lect to attend, with the tools dealg-
mated, and to their duty either IN
person or by sending in their place.
and to he accepted by the over
seer of the roads, an efficient hand
not subject to he called 20 work on
the public roads, shall forfeit aud
pay the sum Of two dollars per day
for each person SO ncglcctlng or
refusing, to be recovered with costs,
bg Judgment before any justice oftbe-
peace in the ward. and paid by said
justice to The ovcrscer; and in default
of payment Of said fine, the persons
so falling to pay shat, be imprisoned
in the parish prison thirty days,
said imprisonment to be enforced
by information or indictment before
the District Court. and it shall be
the duty Of the different road over.
scers Of the parish to furnish the
District Attorney with a list Of all
such persons who fail to pay said
fines without delay; provided that
any person SO sommoned shall be
excused from road duty, upon pay
mcnt to the road oyerseer by whom
he may be summoned, of the sum OF
one dollar for each dag he may be
so summoned, said sum to be pega-
ble within the twenty.four hours
next after the Summons may be serv-
ed upon him, otherwise the penalty
provided herein, shall be enforced
against him; said sum when so paid
over 70 the oversecr. to be eXpend.
ed by him in hiring laborers to work
on said road, or purchasing material
adoption Of the overseer. That any
person who shall evade or seek to
,evade the road duty, by giving to
the overseer Or his deputy when
called upon to perform the same, a
false name or age as his own, Or
who shall refuse to give his name
shall pay a fine Of twenty-five ($25)
dollars and costs, the fine to
be recovered before the proper ;ns-
tice of the peace, upon complaint
of any oyerseer to that effect; and
in default of the payment of the fine
within tweIty-four hours after jndg-
ment, the person so in default shall
be imprisoned thirty days in the
parish prison, to be enforced by
indictment or information before
the District Court. That no person
can he compelled to cross a naviga.
bic stream to work on a public
road when there is a public road on
his side Of said stream, except 10y
special act Of the Police Jury.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A DAYS WORK.
Sec. IL. BE it ordained, etc, That
any person liable to do road duty,
who shall in obedience to the sum
mons of the ovcrseer, attend, and
does not work faithfully. at least
eight hours during each day so sum.
moned, shall not be considered az
having done a days work, and shall
be entitled 10 credit for only the
time he works, and not for such
time as he may be in attendance
but idling.
IDLE TINE DEDUCTED.
Sec. IL. BE it ordained, etc, That
the overseer be and is hereby au-
-thorized to deduct the time SO idled
away, by such persons as may be
summoned to work on the public
road, and shall have the authority
to continue to call them cut from
time to time, to make up the time so
idlcd away, and upon the failure or
refusal of any person to attend upon
such summons to make up such
deficit, he shall he liable to the
same fines imposed in Section 10
upon persons falling. refusing
or neglecting to attend when sum
moned, said fines to be recovered
in the manner provided in said sec
ton.
SEC. 10. Be it ordained. etc, That
they be further required to constant
ly keep and maintain in good and
safe order Ike public roads in the
district of which they are everseer,
together with the necessary bridges.
causeways, bitches, drains, mile posts
aud direction boards thereon, and
when at work on a road always